Fertility & birth rates in Cambodia and Saint Vincent

Fertility rate in Cambodia vs Saint Vincent chart

According to the latest available data on birth rates, the fertility rate in Cambodia was 2.58 children per woman in 2023, compared to 1.78 in Saint Vincent in 2023. The replacement level is considered to be 2.1 children per woman.

Check Cambodia vs Saint Vincent population clock for a dynamic visualization of the changing population.

The chart below showcases historical changes in the birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Cambodia	Saint Vincent
1960	6.31	7.25
1961	6.3	7.16
1962	6.3	7.03
1963	6.29	6.92
1964	6.29	6.83
1965	6.27	6.74
1966	6.24	6.64
1967	6.2	6.53
1968	6.17	6.42
1969	6.12	6.28
1970	6.07	6.12
1971	6.01	5.95
1972	5.94	5.77
1973	5.56	5.59
1974	4.8	5.38
1975	4.1	5.17
1976	3.41	4.95
1977	2.72	4.75
1978	3.34	4.55
1979	4.56	4.29
1980	5.77	3.92
1981	6.04	3.85
1982	6.19	3.74
1983	6.3	3.56
1984	6.34	3.28
1985	6.31	3.08
1986	6.23	2.92
1987	6.1	2.82
1988	5.94	2.75
1989	5.68	2.73
1990	5.64	2.73
1991	5.59	2.75
1992	5.49	2.76
1993	5.43	2.74
1994	5.28	2.68
1995	5.08	2.61
1996	4.87	2.53
1997	4.39	2.43
1998	4.13	2.35
1999	3.93	2.31
2000	3.79	2.31
2001	3.69	2.3
2002	3.57	2.22
2003	3.43	2.14
2004	3.31	2.09
2005	3.24	2.07
2006	3.18	2.03
2007	3.13	2.06
2008	3.05	2.15
2009	2.97	2.17
2010	2.86	2.14
2011	2.78	2.08
2012	2.75	2.11
2013	2.74	2.11
2014	2.73	2.14
2015	2.73	2.13
2016	2.73	2.06
2017	2.72	1.94
2018	2.72	1.9
2019	2.73	1.86
2020	2.7	1.83
2021	2.66	1.81
2022	2.62	1.79
2023	2.58	1.78
2024	2.55	1.76
2025	2.51	1.75
2026	2.49	1.73
2027	2.46	1.72
2028	2.43	1.71
2029	2.41	1.71
2030	2.38	1.7
2031	2.36	1.7
2032	2.33	1.69
2033	2.31	1.69
2034	2.29	1.68
2035	2.26	1.68
2036	2.24	1.68
2037	2.22	1.68
2038	2.2	1.67
2039	2.18	1.67
2040	2.17	1.67
2041	2.15	1.67
2042	2.14	1.67
2043	2.12	1.67
2044	2.11	1.66
2045	2.09	1.66
2046	2.08	1.66
2047	2.07	1.66
2048	2.06	1.66
2049	2.05	1.66
2050	2.03	1.66

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Share of people 0-14 years old
	Cambodia	Saint Vincent
1960	43.7%	49%
1961	43.8%	48.8%
1962	43.9%	48.6%
1963	44%	48.2%
1964	44.1%	47.7%
1965	44.1%	47.4%
1966	44.1%	47.1%
1967	44%	46.8%
1968	44%	46.6%
1969	43.9%	46.4%
1970	44.4%	46.2%
1971	45%	46%
1972	45.2%	45.8%
1973	45.2%	45.7%
1974	44.9%	45.5%
1975	44.8%	45.3%
1976	44.7%	45%
1977	44.2%	44.7%
1978	43.8%	44.4%
1979	43%	44.1%
1980	42.5%	43.5%
1981	42.7%	42.6%
1982	42.6%	41.7%
1983	42.5%	41%
1984	42.4%	40.4%
1985	42.5%	39.9%
1986	42.5%	39.4%
1987	42.5%	38.9%
1988	42.8%	38.4%
1989	43.2%	38%
1990	43.7%	37.5%
1991	44.5%	36.8%
1992	45%	36%
1993	45.3%	35.1%
1994	46%	34.4%
1995	46.4%	33.7%
1996	46.2%	33.1%
1997	45.4%	32.5%
1998	44.5%	32%
1999	43.6%	31.6%
2000	42.5%	31.4%
2001	41.5%	31%
2002	40.5%	30.3%
2003	39.5%	29.7%
2004	38.5%	29%
2005	37.6%	28.4%
2006	36.6%	27.8%
2007	35.6%	27.2%
2008	34.7%	26.7%
2009	33.9%	26.1%
2010	33.3%	25.7%
2011	32.8%	25.2%
2012	32.4%	24.8%
2013	32.2%	24.4%
2014	32%	24%
2015	31.9%	23.7%
2016	31.8%	23.4%
2017	31.7%	23%
2018	31.5%	22.7%
2019	31.3%	22.5%
2020	31.1%	22.2%
2021	30.8%	22.1%
2022	30.5%	21.9%
2023	30.1%	21.6%
2024	29.8%	21.3%
2025	29.5%	20.9%
2026	29.2%	20.4%
2027	28.9%	20%
2028	28.6%	19.5%
2029	28.3%	19%
2030	28%	18.6%
2031	27.6%	18.1%
2032	27.2%	17.8%
2033	26.9%	17.5%
2034	26.5%	17.3%
2035	26.1%	17.1%
2036	25.7%	17%
2037	25.4%	16.9%
2038	25.1%	16.9%
2039	24.8%	16.9%
2040	24.6%	16.9%
2041	24.3%	16.9%
2042	24.1%	16.9%
2043	23.9%	16.9%
2044	23.7%	17%
2045	23.6%	17%
2046	23.4%	17%
2047	23.2%	17%
2048	23%	16.9%
2049	22.9%	16.9%
2050	22.7%	16.9%

Children aged 0-14 make up 29.8% of the population in Cambodia and 21.3% in Saint Vincent in 2024, compared to 43.7% and 37.5% respectively in 1990.

Demographics of Cambodia and Saint Vincent compared.

Natural population change in Cambodia vs Saint Vincent by year

For the past 10 years, the annual natural population change (excluding migration) has been +1.67% in Cambodia and +0.24% in Saint Vincent. The chart below illustrates the comparison of the absolute yearly changes resulting from births and deaths.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Cambodia	Saint Vincent
1960	124,237	3,029
1961	128,259	3,059
1962	132,861	3,073
1963	137,562	3,086
1964	141,216	3,130
1965	144,460	3,165
1966	147,583	3,194
1967	150,046	3,212
1968	153,444	3,218
1969	156,777	3,200
1970	122,832	3,161
1971	113,813	3,102
1972	113,190	3,033
1973	101,304	2,952
1974	73,001	2,863
1975	-383,806	2,775
1976	-408,505	2,694
1977	-416,117	2,622
1978	-357,478	2,581
1979	78,143	2,575
1980	159,157	2,362
1981	166,578	2,429
1982	180,300	2,477
1983	192,849	2,411
1984	207,700	2,248
1985	214,101	2,128
1986	221,684	2,020
1987	235,064	1,937
1988	243,203	1,876
1989	239,211	1,843
1990	249,776	1,825
1991	257,709	1,821
1992	260,673	1,849
1993	282,221	1,832
1994	286,728	1,786
1995	280,168	1,715
1996	274,147	1,610
1997	252,351	1,496
1998	251,076	1,379
1999	245,425	1,315
2000	246,330	1,279
2001	250,726	1,231
2002	251,860	1,166
2003	251,884	1,063
2004	251,650	992
2005	256,756	949
2006	263,697	881
2007	270,745	867
2008	272,132	904
2009	274,700	881
2010	272,266	796
2011	272,161	676
2012	276,649	637
2013	281,013	580
2014	283,193	580
2015	284,390	542
2016	284,130	443
2017	282,698	340
2018	280,671	271
2019	276,870	206
2020	268,745	-10
2021	255,939	-9
2022	257,269	96
2023	250,242	66

Maternal mortality chart: Cambodia vs Saint Vincent

The maternal mortality rate, which is the probability of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination, is 137 deaths per 100,000 live births in Cambodia, compared to 56 deaths in Saint Vincent.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Cambodia	Saint Vincent
1985	874	77
1986	824	71
1987	772	69
1988	742	67
1989	702	70
1990	681	72
1991	681	71
1992	667	89
1993	680	76
1994	665	78
1995	642	80
1996	622	79
1997	580	78
1998	557	77
1999	517	72
2000	476	68
2001	437	64
2002	399	62
2003	366	59
2004	344	56
2005	323	55
2006	303	54
2007	290	54
2008	272	56
2009	251	56
2010	234	59
2011	214	59
2012	197	61
2013	182	73
2014	172	64
2015	166	59
2016	159	52
2017	155	58
2018	151	56
2019	149	58
2020	164	57
2021	189	105
2022	159	56
2023	137	56

Under-five mortality rates

The chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five is 2.29% in Cambodia and 1.06% in Saint Vincent. Below is the historical data on under-five mortality rates.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Cambodia	Saint Vincent
1969	-	6.03%
1970	-	6.42%
1971	-	6.82%
1972	-	7.2%
1973	-	7.52%
1974	-	7.71%
1975	52.5%	7.7%
1976	54.1%	7.45%
1977	52.5%	7.03%
1978	48.5%	6.49%
1979	20.7%	5.91%
1980	18.1%	5.34%
1981	15.9%	4.82%
1982	14.1%	4.34%
1983	13%	3.91%
1984	12.4%	3.54%
1985	12%	3.22%
1986	11.8%	2.96%
1987	11.7%	2.75%
1988	11.6%	2.59%
1989	11.6%	2.47%
1990	11.6%	2.38%
1991	11.6%	2.31%
1992	11.7%	2.26%
1993	11.7%	2.24%
1994	11.9%	2.23%
1995	12%	2.23%
1996	12%	2.23%
1997	11.9%	2.24%
1998	11.7%	2.25%
1999	11.3%	2.25%
2000	10.6%	2.25%
2001	9.65%	2.25%
2002	8.67%	2.24%
2003	7.8%	2.25%
2004	7.08%	2.25%
2005	6.48%	2.26%
2006	5.98%	2.26%
2007	5.54%	2.25%
2008	5.13%	2.23%
2009	4.74%	2.19%
2010	4.37%	2.14%
2011	4.05%	2.06%
2012	3.77%	1.98%
2013	3.53%	1.88%
2014	3.33%	1.79%
2015	3.16%	1.69%
2016	3.02%	1.59%
2017	2.89%	1.49%
2018	2.77%	1.39%
2019	2.67%	1.31%
2020	2.56%	1.23%
2021	2.47%	1.17%
2022	2.38%	1.11%
2023	2.29%	1.06%